You can access DriveHQ cloud file server using m.drivehq.com and drivehq.com websites without installing any software on your device. If you are willing to install software on your device(s), then you can use any FTP, WebDAV applications or DriveHQ Mobile FileManager. Mobile applications are usually easier to use, though it may not support some advanced features.
Please note this document describes how to access DriveHQ cloud service using some 3rd party software. DriveHQ is not currently affiliated with any of these 3rd party companies. The information provided here is to the best of our knowledge at the time of this writing, but may contain inaccurate information or outdated information.

Configure FTP and WebDAV for Android phones

Accessing DriveHQ Cloud File Server using FTP

ES File Explorer is a free file manager & FTP client application for Android market. It is very popular. We have tested it to work with DriveHQ FTP service. The only known issue is the software keeps logging on DriveHQ FTP server for each file download / upload, which is not efficient. It is recommended that you have a paid account on DriveHQ to use this application.

Install ES File Explorer: Go to Android Market, search for ES File Explorer, then follow the on-screen instructions to install it. After finished installing it, you should be able to see the new application icon in your applications screen as shown below in Screen 1.

9. You can navigate to any folders in your account, as well as folders shared to you by other DriveHQ members.

10. Click on an image in Screen 9, you can open it.

Access DriveHQ cloud file server using WebDAV

WebDAV Navigator Lite is a free application on Android market and iOS app store. We’ve tested it to work with DriveHQ cloud service. To install the software on your Android device, please search for “WebDAV NAV”. Follow the on-screen instructions to install it. After finished installing, you should see a new application icon as shown below.

3. Enter the server and your account information as shown in the screenshot. Click Add Server to save it.

4. A new WebDAV account is created and saved. Click it to access your account files.

5. It is displaying the root folder of your DriveHQ account. You can navigate to any folder and open/download any files; you can also click on the camera icon at the bottom and upload photos to your DriveHQ folder.

6. You can navigate to any folder and click on any file to open / view it.

Quick Comparison between ES File Explorer and WebDAV NAV Lite

Comparing ES File Explorer and WebDAV NAV Lite, ES File Explorer has a lot more features. It is also more versatile as it supports browsing and managing local files. You can also easily copy / paste (upload/download) files between your local device and DriveHQ cloud file server.
WebDAV NAV Lite can only upload images taken by the built-in camera. It has fewer features. However, if you only have a free service account on DriveHQ and don’t plan to upgrade, then WebDAV NAV Lite is recommended as it will not log on DriveHQ service too frequently. (Free service users are limited to about 25 logons per day.)

Configure FTP / WebDAV for iPad / iPhone

Configuring FTP/WebDAV on iPad and iPhone is almost identical. We will only show how to do so on iPad.

Accessing DriveHQ cloud file server using WebDAV

WebDAV Navigator is a free application on Apple’s App Store and Android Market. We have tested it to work with DriveHQ cloud service.

Install WebDAV Navigator: from your iPad/iPhone home screen, find App Store and click on it, then search for “WebDAV Navigator”. Click on it and follow the on-screen instructions to install the application on your device. After finished installing it, you should see a new application icon as shown in screen 1.

5. It displays the root folder of your DriveHQ account. You can access folders shared to you in "DriveHQShare" folder. You can upload photos by clicking on the camera icon

6. You can navigate to any folders and see a list of files / subfolders. You can click on an image to view it.

7. View an image on iPad. You can view text, HTML, DOC and PDF files

8. You can click a file and hold it to open a pop-up menu. You can copy, open or download the file.

Accessing DriveHQ cloud file server using FTP (or WebDAV)

iFiles is a great FTP / WebDAV client application on Apple's APP Store. Unfortunately, it is not a free application. However, the price is very low so you might want to purchase it.

Install iFiles: visit Apple's APP Store from your iPad / iPhone, search for "iFiles", follow the on-screen instruction to install the application. After finished installing, you should see a new application icon iFiles. Click it to launch the software.

1. Click iFiles to launch the application.

2. Click "Dashboard"

3. Click +

4. Click FTP

5. Enter your DriveHQ FTP server and account information as shown above. If you have a paid account, you can also use proFTP.drivehq.com as the FTP server. When finished, click Save.

6. A new FTP Server link (Austin) is created on the dashboard. Click it.

7. It displays the root folder of your DriveHQ account. You can navigate to any folders.

8. Navigate to a folder with images and click on an image file, it will show the image. You can click on the play button to run slide show, or tap and drag the screen to show the next image.

9. You can click and hold on a file to open a pop-up menu as shown above.

10. iFiles also supports WebDAV. In Screen 4, you can select WebDAV, then enter DriveHQ webDAV server and your own account information as shown above.

11. You can upload files from your device to DriveHQ cloud file server by clicking on the "+" sign.

Configuring FTP service on Windows Phone

As of this writing, there are limited FTP / WebDAV client applications on Windows Phone platform. It might be easier to access DriveHQ cloud file server using mobile web browser. If you still prefer FTP / WebDAV, you can install the software "My FTP", which is an FTP client application available on WindowsMobile market place. My FTP is not free, but the price is under $2.

then zoom in and click on the Download icon, follow the on-screen instructions to purchase and install the software. After finished installing, you should see a new application entry as shown in the screen 1 below.

1. Click MyFTP to launch the application.

2. Click +

3. Check FTP Account, then enter DriveHQ FTP server and your own account information. When finished, click Save. (you can use proFTP.drivehq.com as the FTP server if you have a paid account)

Cloud Storage is the same as Online Storage or Internet Storage. Users can easily upload / download files on DriveHQ cloud storage system using DriveHQ FileManager, web browser, FTP Service or DriveHQ WebDAV cloud drive. Users can remotely access files from anywhere at any time.

DriveHQ Cloud File Server works just like a local file server. You can drag and drop files / folders using FileManager, FTP or WebDAV cloud mapped drive; you can directly edit a remote file and save back; you can manage sub-users and sub-groups; you can share folders to different users with various permissions.

You can get rid of USB backup, DVD backup or tape backup. DriveHQ Cloud Backup is much better and more affordable than traditional backup solutions. You can backup / restore files from anywhere at any time without carrying a backup device. Also because it is offsite backup, it can survive any major disasters.

DriveHQ Online Storage has much more features than other online storage services. It is far more than just online storage,
It supports all modern web browsers and FTP client software;
it has a native client program DriveHQ FileManager and can map a cloud drive. It is seamlessly integrated with DriveHQ Cloud IT system.

You can map DriveHQ online storage as a WebDAV cloud drive, such as Z: drive. No software needs to be installed. It is extremely simple.
If you have a lot of files or very large files, you can also use DriveHQ FileManager or FTP.

DriveHQ online storage service is designed to be extremely secure and reliable. It is managed by professionals,
colocated in a high-end data center with full redundancy and 24x7 onsite security. Your files are secure and private.

DriveHQ Drop Box folder enables anybody to upload files to you securely without having to sign up and without hassle. Just provide your drop box
URL, and anybody can drop files into it. Files in a drop box can only be accessed by yourself.

FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol". It is the most popular method for transferring files to different locations.
Almost all platforms support FTP. FTP is efficient, reliable and easy-to-use. It can be used to transfer very large files / folders.
DriveHQ offers standard FTP features plus more advanced features at a very low cost.

To setup, configure and secure an FTP server is never easy. FTP server may pose serious security threat as you must open a lot
of network ports; managing FTP accounts and set permission is also a headache. DriveHQ FTP server saves you time and money,
you can set it up in just a few minutes.

DriveHQ FTP Server Hosting service includes FTP server software, hardware and hosting. It is extremely easy to setup. Compared with
other FTP hosting service, DriveHQ FTP service not only is a standard FTP hosting service, but also is seamlessly
integrated with other DriveHQ cloud services.

You can backup files / folders to DriveHQ FTP server from any platforms. Files backed up to DriveHQ FTP server are secure and private.
You can access these files using DriveHQ FTP, DriveHQ.com website or DriveHQ FileManager client software.

You might have a very good backup solution in-house. However, in-house backup is inherently less secure / reliable than offsite backup.
In case of major disasters, such as fire, flood, theft, virus, etc. both the source files and the backup files can be
destroyed as they are in the same location. Offsite backup keeps your backup data in a different location, thus it is far more reliable.

You can backup emails using either DriveHQ Online Backup or DriveHQ EmailManager. Using DriveHQ Online Backup,
you can backup the entire Outlook PST files or other email data folder.
Using DriveHQ EmailManager, it is far more efficient as it can incrementally backup emails and contacts one by one and
it only backs up new emails.

In-house backup such as tape backup is not flexible. You can only backup your data when you are in the same location.
DriveHQ Online Backup is different. You can backup / restore your files & folders from any remote locations.
No backup device or media is required.

You can automatically backup servers and databases in your company; employees can also backup their PCs, laptops and MACs.
Using DriveHQ group account service, you can allocate storage space and download bytes to your sub-users.
All sub-users are treated as premium users. They can access backed-up files online from anywhere.

Email service is very important to any business. There are a lot of free email hosting services; however, for business,
you need something better. You don't have to pay a lot to setup Exchange server or limit yourself to webmail only.
DriveHQ email service is designed for SMBs. It supports SMTP/POP3/IMAP4/webmail and custom domain. You can also create group accounts.

SMTP is the standard protocol for sending emails; POP and IMAP are the standard protocols for retrieving emails.
Most email client software (incl. Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express) supports SMTP, POP and IMAP. POP3 is usually
used for downloading emails to local; IMAP can keep all emails on server and automatically sync local and remote email boxes.
DriveHQ email server supports all 3 protocols.

DriveHQ email service can be accessed using almost any email client software / device, such as Outlook, Outlook Express, iPhone,
Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, etc. Emails can be kept on server so that you can download emails
from multiple computers / devices. Using IMAP, you can also sync your local and remote emails.

You can use DriveHQ Online Backup to backup emails. However, if you use Outlook / Outlook Express, then using DriveHQ EmailManager client
software is much more efficient. You can drag-n-drop upload / download emails and contacts; you can setup automatic backup
tasks to backup your emails and contacts to DriveHQ webmail.

You can create folders in your own account, then share different folders to different users with different permissions.
You can also share folders to sub-groups and contact groups and set different permissions. The same folder can also be shared again
with different permissions. Thus, multiple users can collaborate online.

Using DriveHQ FileManager, you can select a folder and click Synchronize to create a sync-ed folder. You can
sync folders on different computers to the same remote folder, thus you can synchronize multiple computers.
You can also sync folders of multiple users to the same group shared folder, thus you can sync folders of multiple users.

DriveHQ reseller platform makes it extremely easy to launch white label (i.e. private label) or co-branded service.
A co-branded service can be launched in just a few hours. The cost is extremely low at only $50-500/year, which is
about 10 times lower than our competitors'. Resellers can customize or localize the website, service prices and client software.
DriveHQ also has other partnership / affiliate programs suitable for any size businesses.